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Uganda:
Teens With HIV Prefer Religion to ARVs
New Vision, 13 October 2010
UGANDAN health workers have expressed concern over the growing number of HIV-positive teens who are abandoning their HIV treatment after turning to religion. Read more »
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Uganda:
Promote Health Practices As Alternative to Art Treatment
Monitor, 14 October 2010
Uganda is currently battling with the challenge of ensuring that people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are eligible for treatment access ARVs. With donor support and self-financing,… Read more »
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Uganda:
Women Living With HIV Demand Their Share in 2011 Elections
Independent (Kampala), 13 October 2010
Uganda has been applauded for its efforts in fighting HIV/AIDS but women living with HIV '(WLHA) do not agree with entirety of this assertion. They have suffered all kinds of… Read more »
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Uganda:
Nation to Produce New HIV Drug
New Vision, 12 October 2010
A new, more effective drug for treating HIV is to be manufactured in Uganda. The drug, under the generic name Tenofovir, will be produced by Quality Chemicals starting early next… Read more »
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Uganda:
4,500 Lives at Risk as Aids Clinic Shuts
Monitor, 12 October 2010
At least 4,447 children living with HIV face intensified agony after an institution caring for them announced likely closure of its support programme due to a funding shortfall. Read more »
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Uganda:
Politicians Should Address HIV/Aids
New Vision, 12 October 2010
NO manifesto has been formally launched, but from listening and reading about what many of the political candidates are promising, I have realised that none of them seems to have… Read more »
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Uganda:
18,000 More to Get Free ARVs From Mildmay
New Vision, 11 October 2010
A total of 18,000 more Ugandans are to receive free anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs from Mildmay Centre, the charity's country director, Dr. Emmanuel Luyirika, announced yesterday. Read more »
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Uganda:
Busoga HIV Workers Ask for Support
New Vision, 10 October 2010
VOLUNTEER palliative care givers in Busoga region have asked for more support to help them reach out to more patients. Read more »
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Uganda:
We Need to Help Couples Understand HIV Discordance
New Vision, 10 October 2010
NOT so long ago, the media was awash with news of Judith Koriang, a woman who had been sentenced to death by the Court Martial after she killed her husband following a domestic… Read more »
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Uganda:
HIV-Positive Teens Choose Religion Over Arvs
PlusNews, 7 October 2010
Ugandan health workers are concerned by the growing number of HIV-positive teens who are abandoning their HIV treatment after turning to bogus religious leaders. Read more »
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Uganda:
There is Urgent Need to Focus on HIV Discordance
Monitor, 8 October 2010
Not so long ago, the media was awash with news of a woman who had been sentenced to death by the army after she killed her husband following a domestic dispute. Apparently, this… Read more »
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Uganda:
HIV Patients Want CD4 Count Machine
New Vision, 7 October 2010
A group of people living with HIV in Nebbi district have appealled to the Government for a CD4 count machine to help in the treatment of people infected with the virus. Read more »